All Light Rail articles – Page 76

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    Metro Report International

    Test running starts on Ottawa’s Confederation Line

    2016-12-05T14:15:00Z

    CANADA: Test running on the O-Train Confederation Line in Ottawa began on December 2, with a light rail vehicle operating between Blair and Cyrville at the eastern end of the route. The first phase of testing, due to last until the end of March, includes static testing at the ...

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    Metro Report International

    Katowice tram extension design preferred bidder

    2016-12-05T13:10:00Z

    POLAND: A consortium of Sweco Consulting Poznań and Sweco Belgium has been selected as preferred bidder to design a tram extension in Katowice, with a lowest bid of 1·8m złoty. The 5 km extension of the Tramwaje Śląskie network would run from the Brynów turning loop to ul Kostuchna ...

  • Tramwaje Śląskie has unveiled a modernised ex-Frankfurt tram (Photo: Tramwaje Śląskie).
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    Tramwaje Śląskie unveils modernised ex-Frankfurt tram

    2016-12-01T06:00:00Z

    POLAND: The first of 15 Type Pt trams which Tramwaje Śląskie acquired second-hand from Frankfurt-am-Main has been unveiled following an extensive modernisation. The tram has been fitted with new ends, along with a low-floor centre section built by Katowice company SAG to replace a high-floor module. The tram has been ...

  • Transtech is preferred bidder to supply the fleet of trams for Tampere.
    Metro Report International

    Tampere tramway construction contract signed

    2016-11-30T07:00:00Z

    FINLAND: An alliancing agreement for the construction of the Tampere tramway has been signed by the city council and a consortium of VR Track, Pöyry and YIT. Announcing the deal on November 29, the partners said the revised cost estimate for the implementation of the project was €238·8m. The national ...

  • Shanghai Songjiang Tramway Investment & Operation Co ordered for 30 Citadis trams from an Alstom joint venture.
    Metro Report International

    Citadis trams delivered to Shanghai

    2016-11-30T06:00:00Z

    CHINA: Test running on the first two lines of the tramway under construction in the Songjiang district of southwestern Shanghai is set to begin shortly, following the delivery of the first vehicles. In April 2015 Shanghai Songjiang Tramway Investment & Operation Co placed a €72m order for 30 Citadis trams ...

  • Siemens is to supply six S70 light rail vehicles for the Charlotte Area Transit System CityLYNX Gold Line.
    Metro Report International

    Charlotte selects Siemens battery trams

    2016-11-29T10:20:00Z

    USA: Charlotte City Council decided on November 28 to award Siemens a contract to supply six S70 light rail vehicles for the Charlotte Area Transit System. These will be equipped with batteries for catenary-free operation in the Uptown area. The LRVs are to be supplied from Siemens’ Sacramento plant and ...

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    News

    Tenders called for Zagreb airport tram line

    2016-11-25T08:10:00Z

    CROATIA: The city of Zagreb called tenders on November 21 for contracts covering design work for the first phase of a planned tram line to Zagreb Airport. The first phase would link Kvaternik Square with Velika Kosnica to the southeast of Zagreb. Construction would start on a 2·4 km ...

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    Metro Report International

    C$2bn Vancouver transport investment approved

    2016-11-24T10:20:00Z

    CANADA: Vancouver regional transport authority TransLink approved the C$2bn Phase One of the 10-Year Vision for Metro Vancouver Transit & Transportation on November 23. Developed in 2014, this master plan envisages infrastructure and service improvements across the region’s various transport networks. Phase One covers the period to 2019. Funding ...

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    News

    Pesa sole bidder in Bydgoszcz tram tender

    2016-11-23T11:20:00Z

    POLAND: Pesa is the sole bidder in a tender to supply 18 trams to Bydgoszcz, the city in which the manufacturer has its headquarters. The 141·1m złoty order would include 15 five-section trams specified as being at least 30 m long, and three three-section trams. Three of the vehicles ...

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    Tallinn tram modernisation contract

    2016-11-23T11:00:00Z

    ESTONIA: Ekova Electric has won a €12m contract to modernise 14 trams for city transport operator TLT Tallinn. Deliveries of the modernised trams are due to take place in 2017-18. The scope covers two Tatra KT4 trams and 12 Tatra KT6T trams which had been formed in 2001-07 by ...

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    News

    Stadler Metelica trams selected for Ostrava

    2016-11-22T14:50:00Z

    CZECH REPUBLIC: Ostrava Mayor Tomáš Macura announced on November 22 that Stadler had been selected to supply 40 trams to operator DP Ostrava. This would mark the first tram order from a foreign supplier in modern Czech history. Tenders were called on July 25, and Stadler reportedly beat one ...

  • Three Škoda 15T trams have been equipped with automatic speed control software (photo: Vladimir Waldin).
    Metro Report International

    Praha tests automatic tram speed control software

    2016-11-21T13:45:00Z

    CZECH REPUBLIC: Three Škoda 15T trams equipped with automatic speed control entered service on the Praha network on November 21. Together with onboard track lubrication equipment, this aims to minimise wheel squeal, track wear and passenger comfort. The prototypes will be tested until next year, and if the trial proves ...

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    Modertrans unveils its first fully low-floor tram

    2016-11-21T09:30:00Z

    POLAND: Modertrans unveiled its first fully low-floor tram at its factory in Poznań on November 18. The official premiere of the Moderus Gamma was followed by a ceremonial test run. The five-section Gamma is 32 m long with capacity for 244 passengers. There are 66 seats including three tip-up ...

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    Samsun receives Durmazlar trams

    2016-11-18T11:15:00Z

    TURKEY: The second Durmazlar tram arrived in Samsun on November 17 after a journey by road from Durmazlar’s factory in Bursa that began the previous day. Samsun Metropolitan Municipality ordered eight five-section trams for Durmazlar in 2015 under a €12·3m contract. The first arrived in the city in late ...

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    News

    Taipei tram unveiled

    2016-11-18T10:40:00Z

    TAIWAN: New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu unveiled the first tram for the two lines being built in the Danhai district on November 16. The remaining 14 trams are due to be delivered by August 2017. The trams are being supplied by the Taiwan Rolling Stock Co joint venture of ...

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    Metro Report International

    Wuhan tram carries passengers

    2016-11-18T10:25:00Z

    CHINA: Passenger-carrying tests have started on tram line T6 in Wuhan. The 16·8 km route with 23 stops is the city’s first tram line, and runs from Guanlianhu Road to Chelun Square. The project cost was 2·6bn yuan. A 3 km extension is planned, which would add six stops. ...

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    News

    Fast tram route opens in Lviv

    2016-11-17T14:30:00Z

    UKRAINE: Trams started running on Route 8 of the metre-gauge network in Lviv on November 17. The fast tram route links Plosha Soborna with the residential district of Sykhiv in the south, partly using newly built tracks that run south of Kinoteatr Dovzhenka. The end-to-end journey time is 25 ...

  • Derailed Croydon tram near Sandilands (Photo: RAIB).
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    Excessive speed caused Croydon tram derailment

    2016-11-16T14:21:00Z

    UK: On November 16 the Rail Accident Investigation Branch published its interim report into a fatal derailment on the Tramlink light rail network in Croydon, south London, which had taken place at around 06.07 on November 9. The report provides key information and urgent safety advice ahead of the completion ...

  • UKVZ will supply trams from its KTM-23 family.
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    UKVZ selected to supply trams to Khabarovsk

    2016-11-16T10:45:00Z

    RUSSIA: Sole bidder UKVZ has been selected to supply three partly low-floor trams to Khabarovsk. The 48·9m rouble contract is to be financed by the municipal budget. UKVZ will supply its Type 71-623-02 trams, with deliveries due by the end of December. Type 71-623 trams have been in service ...

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    Metro Report International

    Ukraine and EIB agree transport loan

    2016-11-15T15:30:00Z

    UKRAINE: The government and European Investment Bank signed a €200m loan agreement on November 11 to support a nationwide public transport investment programme. The 22-year loan has a five-year grace period. The funds will contribute to the €408m urban transport programme that covers investment in 11 cities. The remainder ...